Anne James
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USFWS Releases Final Plan for CM Russell Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced its publication of the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
“This conservation plan will guide the long-term management for what we consider one of the crown jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System,” said Steve Guertin, Director of the Service’s Mountain-Prairie Region. “Our goal is to preserve the integrity and beauty of the refuge which is home to the native prairies, the high cliffs of the Missouri Breaks, and the colorful badlands captured by the famous Montana cowboy artist Charlie Russell for whom the refuge was named.”
Click HERE to read the full report.
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Notice Anything?
A few years ago, Iran's official news agency was "busted" for using a blatantly....and badly...edited photo to accompany a story about a missile test launch, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that this photo, released by the same service last Friday, was closely inspected.
Not that the amateurish cut-and-paste job on the missiles would fool anyone, but there's an
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Maybe It Was Something They Ate
According to Reuter's News Service, there's a new theory about the demise of the dinosaurs. Writing in the latest issue of the scientific journal Current Biology, researchers at universities in Liverpool, En
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Montana in Bloom
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Congratularions, Ella & Ben!
Congratulations to Ella Hanson of Conrad Christian School and Ben Roeder of the Greenfield School of Fairfield. They are two of the winners in the Letters About Literature competition, sponsored by Humanities Montana!
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A Time To Plant
The first year that I planted a garden here in Shelby, Corinne Merhar warned me not to put out the tomato plants before Memorial Day. I had to learn the hard way. You're not "safe" from frost in Shelby until the end of May. A few years later I had the biggest most beautiful tomato plants I had ever grown....until a freak August snowstorm blew through.
Gardening can be a challenge in northcentral Montana.
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May the 4th Be With You
If you didn't know that today, May 4th, is officially Star Wars Day, then you're obviously not a true fan of the legendary movie series. I didn't know it either. In fact, I will admit here and now, I have only seen the first three movies, and I'm okay with that.
Still I wondered why May 4th is Star Wars Day. Why not March 4th or August 4th or any of the eight other 4ths that aren't already spoken for?
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National Day of Prayer
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Explore the Old North Trail in June
Choteau – Old Trail Museum trustee, Anne Dellwo and Metis elder Al Wiseman are leading Old North Trail tours in June. The invite the public to learn about ancient peoples, their practices, and the cultural items they left on
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Lawn & Yard Workshop Set for Valier May 5th
The Valier area Master Gardener Class is sponsoring a Lawn and Yard Workshop on Saturday, May 5th at 1 pm at the Valier Civic Center.
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Ag Alert: Wheat Streak Mosaic
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MSU Ag Guides….Not Just for Farmers
For many Montanans, May means it's time to get down to some serious gardening. Before you stock up on soil boosters, fertilizers and pesticides, take a few minutes to read the latest Ag Alert from MSU Extension Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp: